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Welcome to the BigFix Blog, where you can read the perspectives from network and service assurance experts. This Blog provides insights into the endpoint management solution, as well as technical details about specific IBM products.

IBM is pleased to announce the next release of IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices. New Features in this release include: 1. Self-Service Portal End-users to manage their own devices. Users can login to the portal using their AD/LDAP credentials. They can view device details; and, in the event of loss or theft, they can issue wipe, lock, or reset password commands, among others. 2. Enhanced Enrollment Options Authenticated enrollment is now supported via AD/LDAP integration. Additionally, administrators can optionally present additional... [More]

Curious about how Tivoli Endpoint Manager can help to secure your enterprise endpoints? There are currently two Redbooks published that contain information about the Tivoli Endpoint Manager and its use in securing your enterprise. IBM Security Solutions Architecture for Network, Server and Endpoint: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247581.html?Open Chapter 9 of this Redbook focuses in on how Tivoli Endpoint Manager fits into the overall IBM Security Blueprint ( http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4528.html?Open ) for enterprise... [More]

IBM is pleased to announce the availability of Ubuntu EDR content in the Patches for Ubuntu sites. Highlights include: * Ubuntu EDR fixlets for the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS releases. Actions to Take: Gathering of the site will automatically show the updates made. Published site versions: Patches for Ubuntu 0804, version 20 Patches for Ubuntu 1004, version 23 Application Engineering Team Tivoli Endpoint Manager

Dear Readers, My name is Adam McDonald and I am a L2 Technical Support Engineer for the Tivoli Endpoint Manager (TEM) / BigFix product. I have been involved in supporting the TEM / BigFix product since March 2010 (shortly before BigFix was acquired by IBM). Please look forward to periodic comments and posts from me and others from the L2 TEM Technical Support team to this blog on various technical, administrative, and industry related topics; as well as announcements and reminders focused around supporting and troubleshooting the TEM product.... [More]

The following Security Bulletins are now available in site version 1611: MS12-036, MS12-037, MS12-038, MS12-041, MS12-042. The rest (MS12-039, MS12-040) and the non-English content will be available later today. Thanks!

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance Security Configuration Management (SCM) ***Announcement*** New Synchronization Wizard for Custom Checklists IBM is pleased to announce a new wizard for owners of the Security and Compliance product in the Endpoint Manager family. This Custom Checklist Synchronization wizard allows an administrator to easily synchronize a custom security checklist with the IBM-provided checklist that was used as the source material. In the past an administrator could not easily update custom checklists... [More]